Stock-car



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R. H. RIPLEY.

STOCK CAR.

Patented July 19, 1887.

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STOCK GAR.

No. 366,738. Patented July 19, 1887.

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ROYAL H. RIPLEY, OF MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA.

STOCK-CAR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 366,738, dated July 19,1887.

Application filed May Q0, 1887.

T0 @ZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ROYAL H. RIPLEY, of Minneapolis, in the county ofHennepin and State of Minnesota, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Adjustable Partitions for Stock-Cars, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates, generally,to improvements in partitions that areintended for use in cars in which stock is transported.

Heretofore it has been customary in shipping different kinds oflive-stock in the same ear to provide partitions by nailing boarfls ortimbers to the walls of the car, and thereby dividing` the car up intocompartments of the desired size. rIhese partitions must be torn outwhen the stock is removed or when it is desired to use the ears fortransporting other freight. Considerable damage to the cars necessarilyresults from frequent erecting and tearing out of these partitions, andit is also found that unless such partitions are made very strong theyare liable to be broken down while the stock is being transported. Thedifferent kinds of stock then get together and the smaller animal areoften injured or killed. It is also considerable expense for the shipperto erect partitions in the cars every time that he desires to ship acar-load ofmixed stock. Railroad com panics have usually refused toallow same ear because of the injury resulting from the erection andtearing out of partitions in the cars and liability ot' injury to stock.In some States, however, the railroad companies are required by law toallow the shipping of different kinds of stock in the same car, andrequire that when this is done that suitable partitions be provided bythe shipper to separate the different kinds ot stock.

It is the object of my invention to provide stock-cars with partitionsthat may be made a permanent structure in the car, that may be put intoany ear at a slight expense, that may be placed at any desired point inthe car, so as to divide it into compartments of any desired size, andthat may, when not in use, be turned up against the roof of the ear ormoved against its end wall, where it will occupy asmall amount of spaceand will not interfere with the using Other objects ot' the inventionwill appear i Serial No. 238,828. (No model.)

from the following detailed description, taken in connection with theaccompanying drawings, in which-e Figure 1 is a longitudinal section ofan ordinary stock-car, showing two ot'my partitions arranged therein.Fig. 2 is a transverse vertical section on line .r x of Fig. l. Fig. 3is a detail plan of one form of slide. Figs. L1, 5, and 6 are details ofthe locking devices.

In the drawings, 2 represents an ordinary car of the kind commonly usedfor transporting live-stock and generally designated as stock-ears.77 Onthe side walls ol' the car near the top I secure suitable longitudinalbars, 3. These bars may be secured to the walls of the car by anysuitable means. I prefer to sc cure them by means oi' brackets 5, inwhich the ends of the bars that are nearest the center of the car areheld. The other ends of the bars preferably extend to the end walls ofthe ears, and are provided with nuts 7 by which they are held inposition. I may provide independent bars on each side of the usualcentral doors; or, it' preferred, the bars may be arranged to extend thefull length of the ear, instead of being divided into sections andprovided with the brackets 5 5 or, if preferred, only those bars thatare in one end ot' the car need be used.

A bar, 9, extends horizontally across between the bars 3, being providedwith suitable sleeves, 11, that embrace the bars 3, and are adapted tomove freely thereon. A trans verse partition, 13, is hung upon the bar9, and is adapted to turn freely thereon and to be brought into avertical position, as shown at the left hand in Fig. 1, thereby dividingthe ear into compartments of suitable size; or it may be swung up into asubstantially horizontal position in the top part of the car, as shownat the right hand in Fig. 1. rlhis partition may be of any suitableconstruction and material. I have shown a simple construction that iswell adapted for the purpose.

As here shown, thepartition consists of two or more bars, 15, that arehinged upon the bar 9, preferably by means of sleeves 17, that enr bracethe bar 9,ahd are adapted to turn there on,and to which the upper endsof the bars 15 are secured. Any desired number of crossbars 2l may besecured to the bars 15. I prefer to form the partition of ordinarygas-pip ing, and similar material may be used for the ICO ' rest whenthe partition is turned into the upper part of the car, as shown inFig. 1. I provide suitable means by which the partition when in use maybe secured at any desired point in the car for the purpose of dividingthe car into compartments of any desired size. Any suitable means may beused for this purpose. I have shown in the detail igures several devicesfor thus fastening the partition.

The lower slat or rail of the car is provided with a series of holes,23, which may be fur- 'firmly in position.

nished with metal sockets 25, if desired. The lower bar, 21, of thepartition has an internally-threaded hole in its end, in which ascrew-bolt, 27, is placed. This bolt at its outer end is adapted. toenter any one of the sockets 25, and is provided with a hand-wheel orhexagon, 29,- by which the bolt may be turned either with the iingers orwith a suitable tool. Vhen the partition has been moved to the desiredpart of the car,the bolts 27 may be screwed out and their ends broughtinto the sockets 25, whereby the partition will be held When it isdesired to move the partition or release the stock, the

y bolts 27 are screwed into the bars 21 until they are disengaged fromthe sockets 25. The partition may then be moved to any other desiredpoint in the car, or may be swung into the top of the car, and the bolts27 engaged with the hooks 4 or screwed out over the top of the bars 3.

In Fig. 6 I have shown a sliding bolt, 31, in the end of the bar21,which 'is prevented from turning in said bar by means of a pin, 33,which passes through a slot, 35. rlhe bolt 31 has a screw-thread on itsouter surface, which is engaged by anut, 37, that extends over the endof the bar 2 1, and is secured to said bar by means of a pin, 39, whichpasses through an annular groove in the bar 2l. The. nut is thereforefree to turn on the bar 21, but cannot move longitudinally thereon. Asthe nut 37 is turned on its axis, the bolt 31 is moved into or out ofthe bar 2l. The end of the bolt may therefore be engaged with the socket25 or disengaged therefrom or when the partition is turned up int theupper part ot' the car the bolt may be moved out over the bar 3, andthereby hold the partition in its elcvated position.

In Fig. 6 I have shown the bar 2l provided with a sliding bolt, 41,having a sleeve,.43,

that extends over the end of the bar, and is prevented from moving toofar by a pin, l45, that passes through a slot in the sleeve and entersthe bar 21. A spring, 47, is arranged in the end of the bar 2l, andtends to push the bolt 41 outward. When the partition is in the properposition, the bolts 41 will be pressed into engagement with the sockets25.

When it is desired to move the partition or to turn it up out of theway, the bolts may be retraeted'against the tension of the springs andthe partitions moved to the desired point. These spring-bolts may alsobe used to. hold the partition in an elevated posltlon 1n the manneralready described. I prefer to form the sleeves 11, which slide upon thebars 3, of considerable length, as shown at the left hand in Fig. 1, sothat a broad bearing willbe formed for the partition, and it will beeasily moved along the bar y3. If preferred, I may provide an auxiliarybar, 10, that 1s also arranged to slide on the bars 3, and is connectedto the bar 9 by suitable cross-bars, 12 and 14. The bars 8 and 10,together with the cross-bars 12 and 14, form a light frame that willmove easily along the bars 3. Any suitable sllde that may be movedeasily along the bars 3, and to which the vertical partition may behinged, may be used without departing from my 1nvention.

Ihe partition may be supported when elevated by suitable hooks or otherdevices that will hold it up out of the way, so that the carcan be usedfor transporting other freight, and it maybe locked in its verticalposition when in use by suitable chains or other devices.

The slide may be provided with set screws or pins 16, that are arrangedin the sleeves 1l and engage the bars 3, fory the purpose of securingthe slide-and the partition at any desi red point on the bars 3. One ormore of the bars forming the -partition may be covered by rubber tubingor other material to render the blow less severe if cattle and horsesare thrown against them.

It will be seen that with. this construction and arrangement I provideat a slight expense a strong and durable partition that may be put intoany ordinary stock-car, and which may be turned up into the top of theear when not in use, where it will be out ofthe way, so as to allow thecar to be used for -transporting `lumber or other freight.

I claim as my invention 1. The combination, with a suitable ear, of thelongitudinal bars 3, arranged in the upper part of said ear, the slidingbar 9, supported upon said bars 3, a transverse partition, 13, hingedupon said bar 9, and locking means, whereby said partition may besecured in a vertical position or may be swung up and secured in asubstantially horizontal position upon said bars 3 when not in use,substantially as described.

2. The combination, with a suitable car, of the longitudinal `bars.3, anadjustable slide V'mounted on said bars, and the swinging partition 13,supported upon said slide, and provided with the adjustablelocking-bolts adapted to engage suitable sockets in the wallV of the caror to engage said bars when the par-- tition is swung into the top ofthe car, substantiall y as described. p

3. The combination, with a suitable car, of

the longitudinal bars3 in the upper portion IOO IIO

thereof, the swinging partition supported upon said bars and adapted tobe moved lengthwise thereon, the series of sockets in the walls of thecar, and the threaded bolts 27, mounted in threaded sockets in saidpartition and adapted to be moved outward to engage the sockets in lthewalls of the ear or to engage said bars when the partition is swung intothe top of the car.

4. The combination, with a suitable car, of the bars 3, arranged in theupper portion thereof, the slide composed of the bars 9 and l0 and thecross-bars l2 and 14, and the transverse partition 13, hinged at itsupper end upon said slide, substantially as described, and I5 for thepurpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 16th day of May,1887.

ROYAL I-I. RIPLEY. In presence of- R. H. SANFORD, A. M. GASKELL.

